1. the number 60

1. the numbers from 60 to 69, especially when referring to someone’s age or to years in a century

Examples

• There are sixty seconds in a minute.
• She counted sixty students in the auditorium.
• My grandfather is in his sixties.
• The fashion trends of the sixties were revolutionary.
• He retired at sixty.
• The temperature reached sixty degrees today.
• Sixty percent of the students passed the exam.